| ADM | allyl-α-D-mannopyranoside |
| ALC-0315 | ionizable lipid used in Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine |
| AMA-1 | Apical Membrane Antigen-1 |
| APC | antigen-presenting cell |
| BCG | Bacille Calmette-Guérin |
| BG | bacterial ghost |
| BMV | bacterial membrane vesicle |
| cGAMP | cyclic GMP-AMP (STING agonist) |
| CLR | C-type Lectin Receptor |
| COE | neutralizing epitope of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) |
| CPP | cell-penetrating peptide |
| CTL | cytotoxic T lymphocyte |
| DC | dendritic cell |
| DC-SIGN | Dendritic Cell-Specific Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-3 |
| Dex | Dendritic Cell-derived Exosomes |
| DOPE | 1,2-Dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine |
| DOTAP | 1,2-Dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane |
| DOTMA | N-[1-(2,3-Dioleoyloxy)propyl]-N,N,N-trimethylammonium chloride |
| EP | electroporation |
| FMDV | foot-and-mouth disease virus |
| GAS | Group A streptococcus |
| GP | glucan particle |
| GPI | glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol |
| GRAS | generally recognized as safe |
| HA | hemagglutinin |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| ID | intradermal |
| IM | intramuscular |
| LNP | lipid nanoparticle |
| LSCExo | lung cell-derived exosome |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MR | mannose receptor |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| MeNPs | metallic nanoparticles |
| MOFs | metal–organic frameworks |
| MUC1 | Mucin 1 |
| PAMP | pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| PBAE | poly(β-amino ester) |
| PEDV | porcine epidemic diarrhea virus |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| PEI | polyethylenimine |
| PLGA | poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| PLPs | phage-like particles |
| PNP | polymeric nanoparticle |
| PRR | pattern recognition receptor |
| RABV | rabies virus |
| RBD | receptor-binding domain |
| RGD | arginine–glycine–aspartic acid (integrin-binding peptide) |
| SC | subcutaneous |
| siRNA | Small Interfering RNA |
| SM-102 | ionizable lipid used in Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine |
| STING | Stimulator of Interferon Genes |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNBC | triple-negative breast cancer |
| WYV | whole yeast vaccine |
| YSD | yeast surface display |
| YS | yeast shell |